| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 574 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Influences : theoretical frameworks and guiding principles. Entertainment everything -- Our convergence culture -- Understanding entertainment audiences -- Drama and storytelling -- Entertainment effects -- Impacts : societal causes and effects. The attention economy : business and technology -- Branded entertainment and theming -- A question of standards : legal rights and responsibilities -- Ethics in the infotainment age -- Religion and socialization -- Ethnicity, culture, and globalization -- Sin city : violence, sex, drugs, and gambling -- Innovations : contemporary trends and practices. Advocacy in entertainment : politics, activism, and education -- Media entertainment -- Live on our stage : the performing arts -- Travel, attractions, and recreation -- New media and futuretainment. |
| Summary |
Providing an overview of the entertainment industry, this study includes entertainment economics, theories of entertainment, entertainment research, & covers different types of entertainment including media, sports, gaming, theme entertainment, travel & tourism, & live performance. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Performing arts -- Social aspects.
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Performing arts -- Social aspects. |
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Amusements -- Social aspects.
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Amusements -- Social aspects. |
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Amusements. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
King, Cynthia (Cynthia M.)
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| Added Title |
Entertainment & society
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sayre, Shay. Entertainment & society. Entertainment and society. 2nd ed. New York : Routledge, 2010 9780415998062 (DLC) 2009022947 (OCoLC)373561564 |
| ISBN |
9780203882931 (electronic book) |
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0203882938 (electronic book) |
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9780415998062 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0415998069 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780415998079 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0415998077 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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